India, Aug. 12 -- Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was impressed with the batting performance in the recently concluded Test series against England, but flagged one major concern - the No. 3 spot. Ganguly indicated he wasn't satisfied with how Karun Nair and Sai Sudharsan handled the role, and urged head coach Gautam Gambhir to back uncapped Abhimanyu Easwaran for the position, with India set to face the West Indies in a two-match Test series in October.

During the England series, captain Shubman Gill moved to No. 4 to fill the void left by Virat Kohli's retirement, leaving No. 3 up for grabs. India tested two options, but neither impressed. Sudharsan scored 140 runs at 23.33 in six innings, with one fifty, while Nair managed 111 runs...